USNM Curators Annual Reports - Technological Collections, 1895 - 1896

In 1896, the Smithsonian posed a difficult question for its curators: to rank that year's accessions in order of importance. See how the incredible new objects in the Smithsonian's Technological Collections stack up for Curator J. E. Watkins in his annual report. Join other volunteers to help us transcribe the 1896 Technological Collections report and see that year's Smithsonian highlights!